The Iraqi Ministry of Defence has released more video footage of air strikes
on militant group Isis

TheIraqiMinistry of Defence has released footage of an air attack on insurgent positions in the northern city of Mosul and areas north of Baghdad.

Small vehicles and buildings allegedly belonging to to Isis were targeted and the Iraqi ministry claim that it destroyed hideouts and militant weapons, killing rebel soldiers in the process.

However it is not possible to verify when the air strikes happened.

It comes as Isis are said to have killed scores of Iraqi soldiers in a "horrifying" massacre that has drawn international condemnation, with tweets attributed to Isis claiming they had killed 1,700 in all.